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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the California Republican Congressional delegation in sending a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom regarding the recent decision by the California Air Resource Board (CARB) to advance their August 2022 mandate that requires 100% of new car sales to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2035. The lawmakers ask the Governor and CARB Chair Liane Randolph to consider alternate policies to reduce emissions that do not add additional strain to the state’s energy grid or restrictions on consumer choice.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressing concerns over the City of Oakland’s grant application to redevelop the Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland into a commercial site for the new Oakland Athletics stadium. The letter points out logistical issues of taking away a portion of the Port and attempting to create a commercial site that borders a working port, and asks for answers regarding the project’s impact on port operations, safety, and shipping capacity. Representatives Bob Gibbs (OH-07), David Valadao (CA-21), Connie Conway (CA-22), Darrell Issa (CA-50), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Barry Moore (AL-02), Tom McClintock (CA-04), Young Kim (CA-39), Ken Calvert (CA-42), and Pete Stauber (MN-08) cosigned the letter.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) joined 32 Republican Members of Congress in introducing the Stop Sexualization of Children Act of 2022. This legislation will prohibit federal, state, local governments, and private organizations from using federal tax dollars to expose children under 10 to sexually explicit material.

(McArthur, CA) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) announced the official renaming of the Post Office located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in McArthur, to the "Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office". Congressman LaMalfa previously introduced this designation as a bill in August of 2018, and it was signed into law in December of that year.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced legislation to combat the use of banned pesticides on illegal cannabis cultivation sites on public land. The Targeting and Offsetting Existing Illegal Contaminants (TOXIC) Act remedies the environmental damage caused by banned pesticides to public lands and raises criminal penalties for those who illegally grow marijuana on federal property using banned pesticides.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) joined Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and the entire California Republican delegation to introduce the Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms (WATER) for California Act. This bill focuses on operational stability, infrastructure, and accountability to bring more water to the state.

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R – Calif.) and Cliff Bentz (R – Ore.) released a statement highlighting the importance of hydropower energy in the West and opposing the removal of the four Klamath hydroelectric dams.

(Washington, D.C.) – Western Caucus Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Congressmen Ken Calvert (CA-42) and David Valadao (CA-21) led a Congressional Western Caucus National Clean Energy Week Forum titled, “The Golden State of Nuclear Power: The Importance of Diablo Canyon & Nuclear Energy in California’s Grid.” The forum featured experts from PG&E, Environmental Progress, and the American Conservation Coalition who discussed the critical role Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and nuclear energy play in California’s energy grid.